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They are supposed to all be pullets. Furthermore, the hatchery confirmed they are 7 weeks, born Sept. 15.
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Tell me about it LaFleche. I am so sad for the poor little chicks. I hope to be able to perk them up. Thank goodness I had corid on hand.
I have some 7-week old chicks currently being shipped from a small hatchery in New Mexico (I am in PA.). I ordered them a month ago, when they were smaller. They were supposedly ready to be shipped then, but various delays occurred (mostly on the seller's end) and they weren't shipped until last night. My concern is that, despite the seller telling me it would be 2-day shipping, tracking is saying they won't arrive until Saturday. Also today is a federal holiday so I can't talk to anyone at the post office. Can anyone reassure me? Are my poor chicks stranded somewhere for the holiday -- or are they still in transit? It is common for the tracking to add 2 extra days?
Thanks -- I look forward to your sage advice. I am so worried, I should have just gotten the hatching eggs.
Faverolles are slow growing birds.. but share some pics if you're able.
So happy they arrived earlier than the stated time, love when that happens! And all alive, score!
No, don't separate.. just give plenty of space and resources.. show them where your heat is several times if needed.. if they use it and appreciate it.. then so be it.
If you don't have blu kote don't buy it (got blue food coloring and neosporin, I wouldn't even bother, unless TRULY needed and still being bullied).. if you have it you can use it... red doesn't attract pecking... anything that looks out of the ordinary attracts pecking.. and when blood is discovered they get super excited by the richness of it and keep going for more. Tiny scabs look just like a bug, peck, delicious blood. Bigger wounds don't look as much like a possible bug score. Even if they weren't over crowded, I'm sure they were likely bored.
Add in some enrichment.. things to peck at (toys, marbles, painted polka dots on the walls, a clump of grass with roots, dirt, and all,) and something to jump/perch on during day time.. provide an over night darkness for regular sleep so they are well rested and less irritable toward each other.
Is it possible to tell if the picking she suffered even took place during shipping and not before? Most older birds I am transporting are a tad unsure and hunker down together for the trip even when not originally friends.. Safety in numbers when your life is at stake, time for pecking order later.
So glad panic proved totally unwarranted.. as it often does!
ETA: I see bleeding was active upon arrival.. I would let it dry out and go from there.![]()
that's good to know.This just seems really fishy. You cannot ship live birds of any type through UPS, USPS will only ship day old chicks and adult birds and for adults each one must weigh more than 6 ounces. Are these chicks heavy enough to be "adult birds"?
If not, then they shipped these chicks illegally.
Have you contacted the hatchery yet to discuss any of this?i agree that something is really off here. Who should i report it to? I mean they are clearly sick birds. I only have her word for it that she vaccinated for Mareks. Even if I quarantine them, and treat the coccidosis, am I ever going to be able to put them with the rest of my flock? Will they ever be normal chickens, if they started this stunted?
I think i will start a new thread on this.